C
Community Unit School District 4
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns
Serves Mendon, Mendon, Ursa, Honey Creek, Ursa, Lima, Keene, Loraine and Lima, and parts of Ellington, Gilmer, St. Albans, Walker and Rocky Run-Wilcox.
Students
672
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,498
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Debt
$5.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Community Unit School District 4
- School Grade C: better than 31% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 42% less per student than the IL average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $5.4M, about $7,972 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Bloomfield.
PK–4Unity Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Unity Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Unity High SchoolThis district
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency16%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 87.3% · small group: the state reports 90–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,498 per student · 42% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 47%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
669’20
667’21
664’22
669’23
672’24
About steady.
Students
White 96%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Two or more races <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Quincy School District 172Melrose, Quincy, Quincy
$13,876per student
Warsaw Community Unit School District 316Bear Creek, Warsaw, Warsaw
$15,869per student
Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328Hamilton, Montebello, Wythe
$13,338per student
Central CUSD 3Camp Point, Columbus, Houston
$15,858per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.